20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Els
George Bonaci is the VP of Growth at Ramp, where he’s helping one of the fastest-growing fintech companies scale even further. Prior to Ramp, George was VP of Growth at Gong. Before Gong, George was at Samsara where he helped grow revenue from $650M ARR, and played a pivotal role in the company’s successful IPO. In Today’s Growth Masterclass We Discuss: 03:57 How the Best Growth Teams Experiment 05:10 How to Allocate Bets and Resources for Growth 07:09 Velocity vs. Quality in Growth 15:05 The Role of Postmortems and How to Do Them 19:16 Growth Team Structure and Standalone or Not? 20:01 The Three Ways to Find Alpha in Growth 30:01 How to Hire for the Best Growth Hires 31:30 How to do Take-Home Assignments When Hiring for Growth 32:51 Common Pitfalls in Hiring Growth Talent 34:16 Investing in Management and Learning 42:43 How AI Changes Growth Products and Strategies 46:43 Quick Fire Round: Common Mistakes and Growth Channels